Israel launches deadly wave of airstrikes across Gaza after ceasefire talks stall
1 week, 3 days ago

Israel launches deadly wave of airstrikes across Gaza after ceasefire talks stall

Associated Press  

▶ Follow the AP’s live coverage of Israel’s latest airstrikes in Gaza. But over the weekend, U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff, who has been leading mediation efforts along with Egypt and Qatar, warned that Hamas must release living hostages immediately “or pay a severe price.” An Israeli official, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss the unfolding operation, said Israel was striking Hamas’ military, leaders and infrastructure and planned to expand the operation beyond air attacks. “This comes after Hamas repeatedly refused to release our hostages and rejected all offers it received from the U.S. presidential envoy, Steve Witkoff, and from the mediators,” Netanyahu’s office said early Tuesday. The ceasefire’s first phase saw an exchange of some hostages held by Hamas in return for the freeing of Palestinians imprisoned by Israel. Hamas instead wants to follow the ceasefire deal reached by the two sides, which calls for negotiations to begin on the ceasefire’s more difficult second phase, in which the remaining hostages would be released and Israeli forces would withdraw from Gaza.

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Israeli strikes kill family of 6, Hamas spokesman in Gaza
13 hours, 42 minutes ago

Israeli strikes kill family of 6, Hamas spokesman in Gaza

The Hindu  

A family of six and a Hamas spokesman were killed in separate Israeli strikes in the northern Gaza Strip overnight and into Thursday, according to the territory’s health ministry and another Hamas official. Addressing the crowd, a string of retired generals and former security officials warned that the government’s actions were endangering Israel’s security and said the country was “on …

Israel orders more evacuations and Palestinians stage rare anti-Hamas protests
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1 day, 8 hours ago

Israel orders more evacuations and Palestinians stage rare anti-Hamas protests

Deccan Chronicle  

The Israeli military on Wednesday ordered the evacuation of parts of Gaza City as it steps up its renewed offensive against Hamas after breaking the ceasefire last week. Israel’s bombardments and ground operations have caused vast destruction and at their height displaced some 90% of Gaza’s population.Thousands of Palestinians marched in heavily destroyed northern Gaza on Wednesday in the second …

Benjamin Netanyahu warns of Gaza territory seizure if Hamas fails to free hostages
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1 day, 23 hours ago

Benjamin Netanyahu warns of Gaza territory seizure if Hamas fails to free hostages

Hindustan Times  

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu repeated threats on Wednesday to seize territory in the Gaza Strip if Hamas failed to release the remaining hostages it still holds. Israel's President Isaac Herzog and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attend the ceremony marking Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day for the six million Jews killed during World War II, at the Yad Vashem Holocaust …

Palestinian deaths in Gaza rise above 50,000 as Israel expands its military campaign
5 days, 10 hours ago

Palestinian deaths in Gaza rise above 50,000 as Israel expands its military campaign

NPR  

Palestinian deaths in Gaza rise above 50,000 as Israel expands its military campaign toggle caption Jehad Alshrafi/AP TEL AVIV, Israel, and GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — The number of Palestinians killed in the Gaza Strip since the start of Israel's war with Hamas has surpassed 50,000, according to health officials in Gaza. Gaza's Health Ministry said Sunday the Palestinian death …

Israeli Forces Begin Limited Ground Incursion in Gaza Strip
5 days, 23 hours ago

Israeli Forces Begin Limited Ground Incursion in Gaza Strip

Live Mint  

Israel said it began a limited ground operation in Gaza on Wednesday, with troops returning to some positions outside population centers and officials vowing further pressure unless Hamas releases its 59 remaining hostages. Read: Gaza Ceasefire Ends With Deadly Israeli Strikes Across Territory Troops have retaken control of part of the Netzarim Corridor, which stretches across Gaza from east to …

Ceasefire up in flames: Netanyahu's Gaza strategy and its uncertain endgame
6 days, 10 hours ago

Ceasefire up in flames: Netanyahu's Gaza strategy and its uncertain endgame

India Today  

"If those hostages aren't back by the time I get into office, all hell will break out in the Middle East," roared Donald Trump during a press interaction on January 7, weeks before he assumed office as the 47th president of the US. Hell was briefly averted with a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas on January 16, bringing a …

Israel resumes deadly airstrikes in Gaza, killing 600 since Tuesday
6 days, 10 hours ago

Israel resumes deadly airstrikes in Gaza, killing 600 since Tuesday

NPR  

Israel resumes deadly airstrikes in Gaza, killing 600 since Tuesday Israel says this week's deadly blitz was just the beginning if Hamas does not release hostages. SARAH MCCAMMON, HOST: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the resumption of the war in Gaza this week after a relatively quiet 42 days during a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas. AL-SHALCHI: Well, …

Israel will annex Gaza territories if Hamas refuses to free hostages, says defence minister
6 days, 20 hours ago

Israel will annex Gaza territories if Hamas refuses to free hostages, says defence minister

Firstpost  

“The more Hamas persists in its refusal to release the hostages, the more territory it will lose, which will be annexed to Israel,” said Katz Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz on Friday warned that the army will permanently seize and annex territory in Gaza if hostages are not released. According to a Middle East Eye report, Katz also announced plans …

Israel vows to take more land in Gaza to pressure Hamas into releasing hostages
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6 days, 22 hours ago

Israel vows to take more land in Gaza to pressure Hamas into releasing hostages

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — Israel’s defense minister said Friday he has ordered ground forces to advance deeper into the Gaza Strip, and vowed to hold more land until Hamas releases the remaining hostages it holds. Israel had already cut off the supply of food, fuel and humanitarian aid to Gaza’s roughly 2 million Palestinians, has said it would escalate military operations until …

Israel expands Gaza offensive, orders army to annex more territory: Report
1 week ago

Israel expands Gaza offensive, orders army to annex more territory: Report

India Today  

Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz on Friday ordered the Army to seize more territory in Gaza if the Palestinian militant group Hamas refused to free more Israeli hostages, news agency AFP reported. "If the Hamas terror organisation continues to refuse to release the hostages, I instructed the IDF to capture additional areas, evacuate the population, and expand the security zone …

Israeli hostage freed after 491 days asks: Where was the United Nations, the Red Cross, the world?
1 week ago

Israeli hostage freed after 491 days asks: Where was the United Nations, the Red Cross, the world?

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — Freed Israeli hostage Eli Sharabi, who was beaten, chained and starved while held for 491 days by Hamas, expressed his anger during an appearance at the U.N. Security Council on Thursday for having to suffer for so long and worry every day about being killed. Britain’s deputy ambassador James Kariuki called Sharabi’s suffering “beyond the imagination” and …

Israeli defense minister warns total destruction of Gaza if Hamas does not free hostages
1 week ago

Israeli defense minister warns total destruction of Gaza if Hamas does not free hostages

Op India  

As the Israel-Hamas ceasefire has stalled followed by renewed attack by Israeli forces on Gaza Strip, Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz has warned ‘total destruction’ of the strip if Hamas does not release the remaining hostages. The IDF on Wednesday said that it has launched “pinpoint” ground operations in central and southern Gaza Strip targeting Hamas bases. The defence minister …

Gaza: Israel restarts ground operation; 70 killed in pre-dawn attacks
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1 week, 1 day ago

Gaza: Israel restarts ground operation; 70 killed in pre-dawn attacks

Hindustan Times  

Israeli airstrikes on Gaza have killed at least 70 Palestinians, including a women and children, on Thursday morning, reported Al Jazeera, citing Gaza's civil defence agency. Israeli forces killed 70 Palestinians during airstrikes launched at Gaza Israeli troops have also advanced into Gaza and retaken a portion of the Netzarim corridor, which divides north and south Gaza, as a buffer …

Hamas fires rockets at Israel for first time since truce collapses as toll mounts in Gaza
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1 week, 1 day ago

Hamas fires rockets at Israel for first time since truce collapses as toll mounts in Gaza

CNN  

CNN — Hamas fired rockets at Israel from Gaza Thursday, the militant group’s first response to Israel’s renewed offensive in the Strip that shattered a fragile two-month ceasefire. The Iran-back militia said it fired a ballistic missile at Israel in response to Israel’s renewed war in Gaza – the second it has fired since the ceasefire collapsed. Israel continued to …

Gazans living through 'hell' Israel threatened for Hamas
1 week, 1 day ago

Gazans living through 'hell' Israel threatened for Hamas

Hindustan Times  

A man in tears struggled Wednesday to retrieve the body of a small boy from under the rubble of a building in Gaza City hit by a recent wave of Israeli air strikes. Of the 251 captives seized during Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack on Israel that triggered the war, 58 are still held in Gaza, including 34 the Israeli …

Israel renews ground operations in Gaza, issues 'last warning' on hostages
1 week, 1 day ago

Israel renews ground operations in Gaza, issues 'last warning' on hostages

Firstpost  

Israel said its troops retook part of a corridor that bisects Gaza, and its defense minister warned that attacks would increase “with an intensity that you have not known” until Hamas frees dozens of hostages and gives up control of the territory. Image- AFP Israel announced renewed ground operations in Gaza on Wednesday and issued what it called a “last …

Hamas says open to talks as Israel keeps up Gaza strikes
1 week, 1 day ago

Hamas says open to talks as Israel keeps up Gaza strikes

Raw Story  

by AFP teams with Adel Zaanoun in Cairo and Cyril Julien in Jerusalem Hamas said it remained open to negotiations while calling for pressure on Israel Wednesday to implement a Gaza truce after its deadliest bombing since the fragile ceasefire began in January. Israel carried out fresh air strikes on Gaza on Wednesday, killing 13 people according to the territory's …

India expresses concern over Gaza bombings, urges release of ’all hostages’ as Israel intensifies strikes
1 week, 1 day ago

India expresses concern over Gaza bombings, urges release of ’all hostages’ as Israel intensifies strikes

Live Mint  

The Ministry of External Affairs on Wednesday expressed India's concern at the situation in Gaza amid the airstrikes. India's comments came as Israel resumed air strikes in Gaza on Tuesday triggering uncertainty over the fragile ceasefire that it sealed with Hamas in January. "We also call for the supply of humanitarian assistance to the people of Gaza to be sustained," …

Israeli Public Support for War in Gaza Wanes as Fighting Restarts
1 week, 2 days ago

Israeli Public Support for War in Gaza Wanes as Fighting Restarts

Hindustan Times  

Protesters at the Gaza border demanding the release of Israeli hostages. The shift in opinion was prompted by the images of two dozen Israeli hostages released over the past two months, often in poor shape, with injuries or obvious malnutrition that shocked Israelis and heightened concerns about the fate of the remaining 59 hostages, as many as 24 of whom …

Israeli strikes kill dozens as military launches first ground campaign since ceasefire collapsed
1 week, 2 days ago

Israeli strikes kill dozens as military launches first ground campaign since ceasefire collapsed

CNN  

CNN — Israel pounded Gaza overnight, killing dozens of Palestinians, a day after launching a fresh ground campaign as part of its renewed assault on the territory that shattered the two-month-old ceasefire with Hamas. The Israeli military said Wednesday that it had launched “targeted ground activities” in Gaza, partially recapturing a key area in the territory. The Israel Defense Forces …

Israel Launches Attacks on Hamas in Gaza Ending Ceasefire : State of the World from NPR : NPR
1 week, 2 days ago

Israel Launches Attacks on Hamas in Gaza Ending Ceasefire : State of the World from NPR : NPR

NPR  

Israel Launches Attacks on Hamas in Gaza Ending Ceasefire : State of the World from NPR The two month ceasefire in Gaza has come to an end with Israel conducting airstrikes, killing five Hamas officials along with over 400 others, including many children. The Israeli military has also restarted ground operations in Gaza, sending troops back to areas they had …

Gaza negotiations with Hamas to continue 'only under fire': Netanyahu
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1 week, 2 days ago

Gaza negotiations with Hamas to continue 'only under fire': Netanyahu

India Today  

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday said "negotiations will continue only under fire," with Hamas, while defending the resumption of airstrikes in Gaza. He reiterated that military pressure remains a "critical condition" for the release of hostages, In a briefing, Netanyahu said, "Nothing will stop us from achieving all our war aims". The attacks struck multiple locations, including Gaza …

Israeli Gaza Strikes Widen Attacks on Iran’s Militant Allies
1 week, 2 days ago

Israeli Gaza Strikes Widen Attacks on Iran’s Militant Allies

Live Mint  

Israel ended its Hamas ceasefire with airstrikes across Gaza that killed hundreds, pledging to ramp up attacks days after the US ordered an offensive against the Houthis in an escalation of hostilities against Iran-backed militant groups. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday evening that the renewed strikes were “only the beginning” and vowed to maintain military pressure until Hamas releases …

Israel’s ex-military official says latest Gaza strikes are part of campaign to make Hamas ‘feel pain like never before’
1 week, 2 days ago

Israel’s ex-military official says latest Gaza strikes are part of campaign to make Hamas ‘feel pain like never before’

Live Mint  

Israel Defense Forces’ former top official on Tuesday said the latest strikes on Gaza are part of a fresh campaign to make Hamas “feel pain like they’ve never done before,” Fox News reported. The intense strikes that killed over 400 people early on Tuesday were the start of “a very different type of military campaign” in response to Hamas’ refusal …

Families of hostages in Gaza are terrified they won’t return after Israel resumes fighting
1 week, 2 days ago

Families of hostages in Gaza are terrified they won’t return after Israel resumes fighting

Associated Press  

TEL AVIV, Israel — When a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas began two months ago, Herut Nimrodi knew it would take time before her son was released from captivity in Gaza. Share Share Facebook Copy Link copied Print Email X LinkedIn Bluesky Flipboard Pinterest Reddit Einav Zangauker, mother Matan, who is held hostage by Hamas in the Gaza Strip, and …

Israel strikes Gaza, families of hostages slam Netanyahu for 'sacrificing' their loved ones
1 week, 2 days ago

Israel strikes Gaza, families of hostages slam Netanyahu for 'sacrificing' their loved ones

Hindustan Times  

Relatives of Israeli hostages in Gaza said Tuesday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's decision to return to fighting in the Palestinian territory could "sacrifice" their loved ones after the military carried out a wave of air strikes. The Hostages and Missing Families Forum said it had received no response to its request to meet with Netanyahu and other officials to …

Hamas was trying to attempt another October 7-like invasion into Israel during ceasefire: Report
1 week, 2 days ago

Hamas was trying to attempt another October 7-like invasion into Israel during ceasefire: Report

Firstpost  

The report said that Israeli intelligence and security forces observed a sharp increase in Hamas’s activity in Gaza, signalling that the group may have been trying to ramp up attacks on Israeli Defence Forces or attempt an incursion into Israeli territory Hamas terrorists arrive in a pick-up truck to the site of the hand over of hostage Agam Beger to …

More than 320 killed as Israel launches airstrikes across Gaza
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1 week, 3 days ago

More than 320 killed as Israel launches airstrikes across Gaza

Hindustan Times  

Israel launched a wave of airstrikes across the Gaza Strip early Tuesday, saying it was hitting Hamas targets in its heaviest assault in the territory since a ceasefire took effect in January. ___ Here's the latest: Egypt lashes out at Israel over new attacks in Gaza Egypt, a key mediator in Gaza ceasefire talks, lashed out at Israel, calling its …

What to know about why Israel launched dozens of attacks across Gaza, raising fears of all-out war
1 week, 3 days ago

What to know about why Israel launched dozens of attacks across Gaza, raising fears of all-out war

Associated Press  

TEL AVIV, Israel — The relative calm of a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas came to an abrupt end on Tuesday when Israel launched dozens of attacks on targets across the Gaza Strip. Israel balked at entering substantive negotiations over the second phase, which were meant to lead to a long-term ceasefire, a full Israeli withdrawal from Gaza and the …

Israel hits Gaza with fierce air strikes, considers return of ground forces: Read what caused the ceasefire to break
1 week, 3 days ago

Israel hits Gaza with fierce air strikes, considers return of ground forces: Read what caused the ceasefire to break

Op India  

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged to use “increasing military strength” against Hamas as Israel carried out lethal attacks around Gaza, shattering the fragile ceasefire early on 18th March. More than 340 people have reportedly been killed and many others wounded in what the Israeli military declared are “extensive strikes” in the Gaza Strip, according to the health ministry operated …

What happens to Israel-Gaza ceasefire as Tel Aviv launches fresh airstrikes claiming 200 lives? Hamas says…
1 week, 3 days ago

What happens to Israel-Gaza ceasefire as Tel Aviv launches fresh airstrikes claiming 200 lives? Hamas says…

Live Mint  

Hamas warned that Israel's airstrikes early Tuesday violated their ceasefire agreement and jeopardized the fate of hostages. Israel's fresh airstrikes Israel launched a wave of airstrikes across the Gaza Strip early Tuesday, saying it was striking Hamas targets in its heaviest assault in the territory since a ceasefire took effect in January. “This comes after Hamas repeatedly refused to release …

Israel hits Gaza with new airstrikes that kill at least 200 after truce talks stall
1 week, 3 days ago

Israel hits Gaza with new airstrikes that kill at least 200 after truce talks stall

Associated Press  

▶ Follow the AP’s live coverage of Israel’s latest airstrikes in Gaza. Share Share Facebook Copy Link copied Print Email X LinkedIn Bluesky Flipboard Pinterest Reddit Hamas accused Netanyahu of upending the ceasefire agreement and exposing the hostages ”to an unknown fate.” In a statement, it called on mediators to hold Israel “fully responsible for violating and overturning the agreement.” …

Why did Netanyahu order airstrikes in Gaza amid ceasefire with Hamas? Did Israel inform US?
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1 week, 3 days ago

Why did Netanyahu order airstrikes in Gaza amid ceasefire with Hamas? Did Israel inform US?

Hindustan Times  

Israel had notified the Donald Trump administration before launching “extensive strikes” in Gaza, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said. Exposes hostages ‘to an unknown fate’: Hamas A senior Hamas official tells Reuters that Israel is unilaterally ending the Gaza ceasefire agreement. The Palestine-based terror group issued a statement, saying Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government’s decision to resume Israel’s “aggression” …

Israel pounds Hamas in Gaza in strikes that rescuers say killed 121
1 week, 3 days ago

Israel pounds Hamas in Gaza in strikes that rescuers say killed 121

Deccan Chronicle  

Israel on Tuesday unleashed its most intense campaign on the Gaza Strip since a January ceasefire, with rescuers reporting more than 121 people killed, prompting Hamas to accuse Benjamin Netanyahu's government of torpedoing the truce.The strikes were ordered after "Hamas's repeated refusal to release our hostages, as well as its rejection of all of the proposals it has received from …

Israel ‘unilaterally ending ceasefire’ with deadly strikes on Gaza, says Hamas
Top News
1 week, 3 days ago

Israel ‘unilaterally ending ceasefire’ with deadly strikes on Gaza, says Hamas

Hindustan Times  

A senior Hamas official said Israel is unilaterally ending the Gaza ceasefire agreement after a series of Israeli strikes that killed dozens of Palestinians, according to medics cited in reports. A boy stands near the body of a Palestinian man who was killed in an Israeli drone strike east of the Bureij camp, at the al-Aqsa Martyrs hospital in Deir …

Israel divided over Netanyahu ending Gaza ceasefire
1 week, 3 days ago

Israel divided over Netanyahu ending Gaza ceasefire

Al Jazeera  

Far-right joy over renewed bombing of Gaza, but captives’ families fear for their loved ones. Former United States President Joe Biden suggested as much in an interview in June, saying there was “every reason” for people to draw the conclusion that Netanyahu was prolonging the war for political reasons. War will ‘bury’ the captives But continuing the war and unilaterally …

Israel launches extensive airstrikes on Gaza, Palestine claims 413 killed
1 week, 3 days ago

Israel launches extensive airstrikes on Gaza, Palestine claims 413 killed

India Today  

Over 400 people were killed as Israel launched a wave of airstrikes across Gaza early Tuesday, shattering a fragile ceasefire that had held since January. The attacks, which struck multiple locations, including Gaza City, Deir al-Balah, Khan Younis, and Rafah, marked the most intense Israeli bombardment since the truce took effect. Speaking to Fox News' "Hannity" show, White House Press …

Dutch Min. urges "all parties" to hold to ceasefire as Israeli attack kills 330 in Gaza
1 week, 3 days ago

Dutch Min. urges "all parties" to hold to ceasefire as Israeli attack kills 330 in Gaza

NL Times  

The ceasefire in the Gaza Strip has come to an explosive end with large-scale Israeli air strikes in the Palestinian territory. Minister Caspar Veldkamp of Foreign Affairs called on “all parties” to hold to the “terms of the ceasefire.” Israel says it has resumed its bombing of the Gaza Strip because Hamas is refusing to release hostages. “Israel will from …

Israel declares ceasefire 'over' as it launches airstrikes in Gaza killing hundreds
1 week, 4 days ago

Israel declares ceasefire 'over' as it launches airstrikes in Gaza killing hundreds

NPR  

Israel declares ceasefire 'over' as it launches airstrikes in Gaza killing hundreds toggle caption Eyad Baba/AFP via Getty Images GAZA CITY, Gaza and TEL AVIV, Israel — Israel has declared the ceasefire in Gaza over, with a surprise wave of devastating airstrikes in Gaza Tuesday. Sponsor Message Senior Hamas official Bassem Naim, based in Qatar, said mediators had not presented …

Israeli airstrike kills at least five in north Gaza town, medics say, amid ceasefire disputes
1 week, 5 days ago

Israeli airstrike kills at least five in north Gaza town, medics say, amid ceasefire disputes

The Hindu  

At least five Palestinians were killed, including two local journalists, and others wounded on Saturday in an Israeli strike on Gaza's northern Beit Lahiya town, medics told Reuters, as Hamas' leaders hold Gaza ceasefire talks with mediators in Cairo. Israel on second phase of ceasefire talks Since a temporary first phase of the ceasefire expired on March 2, Israel has …

Hamas Says It Will Only Release American-Israeli Hostage If Truce Agreement Is Implemented
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1 week, 5 days ago

Hamas Says It Will Only Release American-Israeli Hostage If Truce Agreement Is Implemented

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING CAIRO — Hamas said Saturday it will only release an American-Israeli and the bodies of four other hostages if Israel implements the existing ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip, calling it an “exceptional deal” aimed at getting the truce back on track. A senior Hamas official said long-delayed talks over the ceasefire’s second phase would need to …

Hamas says it will only release American-Israeli hostage if ceasefire deal is implemented
1 week, 6 days ago

Hamas says it will only release American-Israeli hostage if ceasefire deal is implemented

Associated Press  

CAIRO — Hamas said Saturday it will only release an American-Israeli and the bodies of four other hostages if Israel implements their ceasefire agreement, calling it an “exceptional deal” aimed at getting the truce back on track. Israeli airstrikes meanwhile killed nine people in the Gaza Strip who the military identified as militants, allegations denied by a U.K.-based aid group …

Hamas says it will only release American-Israeli hostage if truce agreement is implemented
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1 week, 6 days ago

Hamas says it will only release American-Israeli hostage if truce agreement is implemented

New Indian Express  

CAIRO: Hamas said Saturday it would only release an American-Israeli and the bodies of four other hostages if Israel implements the existing ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip, calling it an “exceptional deal” aimed at getting the truce back on track. A senior Hamas official said long-delayed talks over the ceasefire's second phase would need to begin the day of …

White House says Hamas making 'very bad bet' in Gaza talks
1 week, 6 days ago

White House says Hamas making 'very bad bet' in Gaza talks

Hindustan Times  

The White House accused Hamas on Friday of making "entirely impractical" demands and stalling on a deal to release a US-Israeli hostage in exchange for an extension of the Gaza ceasefire. Witkoff presented a "bridge" proposal in Qatar on Wednesday to extend the first phase of the truce to mid-April if Hamas releases living hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners. …

As Hamas announces US-Israeli hostage's release, Netanyahu dubs it 'psychological warfare'
1 week, 6 days ago

As Hamas announces US-Israeli hostage's release, Netanyahu dubs it 'psychological warfare'

Firstpost  

Signs and a photograph of Edan Alexander, the American-Israeli and Israel Defense Forces soldier taken hostage during the October 7, 2023 attack on Israel by Hamas, stand outside a Jewish community center in Alexander’s home town of Tenafly, New Jersey, U.S., December 14, 2024. Hamas said on Friday it had agreed to free an American-Israeli dual national if Israel begins …

Middle East latest: Hamas says it will free a US-Israeli hostage to keep ceasefire talks rolling
1 week, 6 days ago

Middle East latest: Hamas says it will free a US-Israeli hostage to keep ceasefire talks rolling

Associated Press  

Hamas said on Friday it has accepted a proposal from mediators to release one living American-Israeli hostage and the bodies of four dual nationals who died in captivity in Gaza. UN condemns widespread violence against civilians in Syria that especially targeted the minority Alawite sect The U.N. Security Council statement, co- Member nations expressed “grave concern” at the impact on …

Hamas to release US-Israeli hostage, bodies of 4 others
1 week, 6 days ago

Hamas to release US-Israeli hostage, bodies of 4 others

Firstpost  

As talks continue to reach the next phase of ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, Hamas has decided to release a US-Israeli hostage, Edan Alexander, and bodies of four other dual-national hostages Or Levy, Eli Sharabi and Ohad Ben Ami, hostages held in Gaza since the deadly October 7, 2023 attack, are released by Hamas militants as part of a ceasefire …

Hamas Agrees To Release US-Israeli Hostage, Bodies Of Dual Nationals Amid Talks For Ceasefire’s Second Phase
1 week, 6 days ago

Hamas Agrees To Release US-Israeli Hostage, Bodies Of Dual Nationals Amid Talks For Ceasefire’s Second Phase

ABP News  

Palestinian militant group Hamas has agreed to release a living American-Israeli hostage and the bodies of four dual national hostages who died in captivity. The statement by Hamas comes as talks are underway in Doha to try to broker the next stage of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire as the first phase ended two weeks ago. However, Hamas wants to start negotiations …

Hamas accepts proposal to release US-Israeli hostage, bodies of 4 other dual nationals
1 week, 6 days ago

Hamas accepts proposal to release US-Israeli hostage, bodies of 4 other dual nationals

Live Mint  

Hamas said on Friday it agreed to release an American-Israeli dual national, believed to be the last living American hostage held in Gaza, after receiving a proposal from mediators to continue negotiations on the second phase of a ceasefire deal. Meetings between Hamas leaders and U.S. hostage negotiator Adam Boehler in recent days sought the release of Edan Alexander, a …

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